HOW TO MAKE VEGETARIAN PITA

By: Nakisha Cece

In some cases it’s good to switch it up. Try making food from different cultures. You will never know if you like something until you try it. Worse case scenario you throw it out but at least you tried something new.

In this mini presentation you will learn how to make a Bosnian dish which is called Vegetarian Pita.

(You don’t have to make a veggie pita you can make pita with all different stuffings such as hamburger meat…. etc).

INGREDIENTS You will need: 16 ounces of spinach two 8 ounces of cream cheese1 1/2 cups of cottage cheese1 egg8 cups of flower2 tablespoons of oilSalt to tastelittle bit of waterBrownie pan

1) MAKE DOUGHGet a large bowl and pour in the following…- Flour, a pinch of salt, oil, and a little bit of

water- Mix with water until it is blended but not too

sticky- Can mix with your hands or a spoon

Advice: If the dough mixture gets too sticky add some flower until it is less sticky.

2)PROCESS OF THE DOUGH…

Split dough into half and make them into a round shapeThen lightly spread oil on top (so dough doesn’t dry)

3) MAKE STUFFINGWash and remove stems from spinachGet a large bowl and put in the following: add egg, cream cheese, cottage cheese and season mixture with salt to taste.Then stir all of the items in a large bowl

Remember: you can stuff pita with anything you want… anything that sounds good to you.

4) SCENE OF FOODSprinkle counter with flour -Then roll out half of the settle dough until thin (almost transparent)- Once all the dough is flattened, cut edges of

dough- Then cut dough into 2inch strips

5) STUFF THE DOUGH- Fill the dough strips with spinach mixture- Roll until the seal is on the bottom or until spinach

mixture is fully covered with doughNote: There are are many ways to design pita. You can be creative just make sure the spinach is covered evenly with the dough

6) TIME FOR COOKING- Place strips into a greased (brownie pan) - Continue until pan is full- Sprinkle with olive oil and bake at 400 degrees for 30-

35 minutes or until top is golden brown

7) ALL DONE- Remove from oven, cut into pieces - May eat with sour cream or Kefir

Enjoy this Bosnian Dish :)

DESIGNS OF THE VEGGIE PITA…